Troupers: 50 Years of the San Francisco Mime Troupe Screening: Fri. Oct 16th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM - 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA Presented by the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation
FOCUS: ARCHITECTS OF THE AVANT-GARDE &bull The San Francisco Mime Troupe celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone that may not have seemed attainable—or necessary—in its formative days. Inspired by the Beats on one hand, and the Free Speech Movement and organized labor on the other, the Mime Troupe quickly established itself as a fount of political theater, musical comedy and fun-in-the-sun agitprop. Glenn Silber and Claudia Vianello's intimate 1985 documentary seamlessly segues from rare '60s performance clips and priceless insight from the likes of Peter Coyote and Bill Graham, to an on-the-road record of the "Steeltown" tour of the Midwest. The plight of soon-to-be-downsized Inland Steel workers in East Chicago, Indiana, echoes across the years to today's autoworkers. As fresh and timely as the day it was released, this inspiring, song-filled portrait of a quintessentially Bay Area institution—if that word can apply to artists committed to revolution—rocks with joy and purpose. —Michael Fox
Following the screening of Glenn Silber and Claudia Vianello’s inspiring 1985 documentary, comes what promises to be an engaging Q&A with Mime Troupe alum—including playwright emeritus Joan Holden, a driving force of the group for four decades; film and television actor, director and author Peter Coyote; Wilma Bonet, founder of Latina Theatre Lab and prominent Bay Area actress, playwright and director (most recently of SFMT’s 50th Anniversary show, Too Big to Fail); and others. Then, Troupers past and present treat us to a sampling of their unique brand of physical musical comedy, with longtime composer-lyricist Bruce Barthol (original bassist, Country Joe & The Fish) heading up the band.
Running time: 150 Country: US Category: Valley of the Docs Directed by: Glenn Silber, Claudia Vianello Producers: Glenn Silber, Claudia Vianello Cinematographer: Michael Anderson Editor: Mary Bauer Cast: Peter Coyote, Bill Graham, The San Francisco Mime Troupe
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Screening:
Fri. Oct 16th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM - 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley CA
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